Pearls, White, Coin Shape, 12mm Diameter on 16-inch Strands
SKU: GMA-115
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Description
- White pearls, coin shape 12mm diameter on 16-inch strands
- White with nice nacre, but with some surface unevenness, which differentiates them from fake pearls and makes them more interesting
- Pearls are "organic gems" formed inside bivalves (similar to oysters), which coat any foreign substance that gets inside their shell with a smooth layer of pearly nacre to reduce the irritation.
- The Chinese cultured pearls in the 12th or 13th century, but the Japanese developed it into an industry in the 1890s, inserting mother-of-pearl beads as the basis of their cultured pearls.
- Pearls have been greatly valued in ancient China, India, and Greece. In ancient Rome for example, only people of high rank were allowed to wear them.
- They remain among the most popular gems worldwide.
- Treat pearls with care, avoiding, abrasion, detergents, acids, perspiration, cosmetics and hair spray as well as excessive heat, light or humidity.